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"How do these melons taste?" Wang Xiaoqiang asked, seeing the two foreign traders continue to play it cool.

"Hmm, GOOD..." the American Jason nodded.

Tanimoto Ichiro gave a slight nod as well, indicating that it was passable.

The fruits and vegetables from the Vegetable Base had already been sold off in batches by Xia Mi. The prices given by major customers from the Provincial Capital and Zhu City were on par with those of the vegetables. Having tasted the fruits worth dozens of yuan per jin, they did not feel it was a waste, but if they continued to act aloof afterward, that would be less pleasing.

Zhu Erpeng, who was also impatient, saw the two foreign businessmen continue to put on airs and immediately collected the remaining fruits and vegetables, "Boss, it's quite windy here. Shall I put these away so they don't get dirty...?"

"Hmm, take them away," Wang Xiaoqiang nodded.

"Wait, wait..." the American Jason waved his hand to stop him, "I want to try this one and this one..." he said, pointing to the tomatoes and cucumbers.

Zhu Erpeng hesitated slightly in his move, turning his gaze to Wang Xiaoqiang. As Wang Xiaoqiang was the boss, he of course had to listen to him. Wang Xiaoqiang scoffed, "Let him try..."

"Thank you..." Mr. Jason reached out with both his hairy hands simultaneously, grabbing a tomato with one and a cucumber with the other, while Tanimoto Ichiro also couldn't wait to pick up a cucumber and a Little White Melon.

Then, no longer caring about appearances, they started to eat them with big bites.

"Mr. Wang, your vegetables are quite good, they taste very pure..." Jason said while eating, giving a thumbs-up. Americans are not averse to raw food; they are happy to eat uncooked fruits and vegetables for the nutrients.

Tanimoto Ichiro's way of eating was not elegant either, but it was apparent that he enjoyed the vegetables in his hand.

As a result, Jason ate two cucumbers and a tomato, while Tanimoto Ichiro ate a Little White Melon and a cucumber, and shamelessly took another tomato at the end.

After finishing their food, the two savored the aftertaste of the fruit. The Japanese, Tanimoto Ichiro, then started speaking, "Mr. Wang, your fruits and vegetables are truly good. I believe we can collaborate and introduce your produce to Japan..."

Before Tanimoto Ichiro could finish, Jason was also eager to speak up, "Mr. Wang, I share the same desire. I think we should sit down and have a proper talk about cooperation..."

Zhong Ping saw that Wang Xiaoqiang's fruits and vegetables were well-received by the two foreign businessmen, which pleased her. However, her family patriarch was still in the hospital, so she could not stay for long. Therefore, she apologetically said to Wang Xiaoqiang, "Little Qiang, I have to go back now. You discuss the cooperation with Mr. Tanimoto and Mr. Jason..."

"Sister Ping, why not stay for lunch before leaving..." Wang Xiaoqiang said somewhat reluctantly.

"No need, you're so busy, I can't impose on you any longer..." Zhong Ping said and then started to get up. Wang Xiaoqiang asked Zhu Erpeng to carry two watermelons to her car.

Zhong Ping certainly would not refuse such delicious watermelons. Seeing Wang Xiaoqiang's thoughtful gesture, she felt a sense of relief. She wanted to thank him, but remembering that she had once said there's no need for thanks between them as siblings, she refrained from saying it. Instead, she gave Wang Xiaoqiang a warm smile and then walked away, swaying her attractive hips.

Tanimoto Ichiro and Mr. Jason also felt a bit downcast seeing Zhong Ping leave, as having an attractive woman around is more stimulating than not having one. Watching Zhong Ping walk away, they both eyed her voluptuous hips with sleazy glints in their eyes.

"Cough cough..." Wang Xiaoqiang, seeing these two leering at Zhong Ping, felt a wave of disgust and coughed twice to break their gaze.

Upon hearing Wang Xiaoqiang's cough, the two immediately shifted their eyes away, casting a somewhat guilty glance at him.

Wang Xiaoqiang put on a stern face but didn't make a fuss with these two lechers, simply saying, "Since both of you are interested in a partnership, let's go to the office building to talk..."

The two foreign businessmen had no objections; negotiating business is a serious matter and obviously cannot be done in a vegetable field.

Once they arrived at the office building, in Wang Xiaoqiang's office, Tanimoto Ichiro and Mr. Jason felt an air of formality. Wang Xiaoqiang's office was very large, and the office building looked very professional, everything quite proper.

After sitting down, Wang Xiaoqiang began, "Gentlemen, to be frank, my fruits and vegetables are sold to star-rated hotels in the Provincial Capital, and the prices range from forty to fifty RMB per jin. If you don't believe me, I can give you the phone numbers of some clients, and you can call them to verify..."

As he spoke, Wang Xiaoqiang wrote down the phone numbers of a few clients on two pieces of paper and handed them over to the two men. Tanimoto Ichiro and Jason glanced at them but didn't call immediately; instead, they tucked them into their jacket pockets.

After carefully storing the phone numbers, Tanimoto Ichiro turned his gaze to Wang Xiaoqiang and said, "Mr. Wang, your vegetables are truly not bad. However, exporting vegetables doesn't quite make economic sense; the official taxes and transportation costs are very high.

So, I think, it would be better to license your company's seeds to me, allowing me to take them back to Japan and grow them there..."

Upon hearing this, an idea sparked in Wang Xiaoqiang's mind; the suggestion was not bad. However, just selling the seeds wouldn't bring much profit; no, he had to jack up the price.

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While Wang Xiaoqiang was mulling things over internally, Jason also spoke up, "I think Mr. Tanimoto's idea is very good, I strongly agree..."

"Hmm, Mr. Tanimoto indeed has a great business mind, I also think the idea is feasible, but, you know, vegetable and fruit seeds can be a bit tricky..." Wang Xiaoqiang showed a look of difficulty on his face.

Both Jason and Tanimoto Ichiro came from business backgrounds, so they understood Wang Xiaoqiang's implicit meaning, which was clearly to raise the seed prices. However, as long as the goods were good, the price wasn't a problem.

"Mr. Wang, the price is negotiable..." Tanimoto Ichiro hinted, intentionally or otherwise.

"Hmm, tell me how many seeds you roughly need so I can have an idea. After all, I didn't develop these seeds all by myself..."

"Our company has a piece of idle land that translates to about ten acres as you would say, so I think one hundred catties should be enough..." said Tanimoto Ichiro.

"And you, Mr. Jason? How much can you take?"

"I have a small farm, about fifty acres in size, I think I will need five hundred catties..." Jason said.

Wang Xiaoqiang understood the concerns of the two men. They were worried that the vegetable seeds might not adapt to the soil and climate in their countries, might not grow, or that the vegetables and fruits produced might be of poor quality and not fetch a good price, which would mean their money would be wasted.

So they were only symbolically asking for a small quantity, to first plant a batch, see how it goes, and if the vegetables grew well and the fruits were popular, it wouldn't be too late to purchase more from Wang Xiaoqiang then.

"That's not a small demand. What price can you two offer?" asked Wang Xiaoqiang.

"How about ten times the regular market price of vegetables and fruits? What do you think of that?..." Tanimoto Ichiro spoke in a negotiating tone. After speaking, he turned his gaze to Jason, "What do you think, Mr. Jason?"

Jason shrugged his shoulders, "No problem, the price is right."

"I don't think it's appropriate..." Wang Xiaoqiang said bluntly, "My vegetables sell for thirty to forty times the market price of regular vegetables, so naturally, licensing the seeds to you will also be thirty to forty times the market price..."

Tanimoto Ichiro and Jason exchanged glances, then both nodded. Tanimoto Ichiro said, "Then let's go with thirty times the market price, how about one hundred RMB per catty?"

"Alright then..." Although it was only a sixty thousand yuan deal, Wang Xiaoqiang was not disappointed because his vegetable seeds were nurtured with Spiritual Energy. As long as they weren't planted in the desert, they could thrive anywhere, and the quality of the resulting fruits would definitely be top-notch.

With something to prove, he thought Tanimoto Ichiro and Jason would taste the sweetness and subsequently place a large order for his seeds.

Having settled on a broad consensus for cooperation, both sides then refined the specific details of the partnership. But for the nitty-gritty, they wouldn't handle it personally; they would have their staff sign the contract with Wang Xiaoqiang, and then settle the payment for the goods.

In the following days, Wang Xiaoqiang couldn't go running around as staff from Jason Company and Tanimoto Trading were coming to sign the contract; he had to wait at home.

Soon enough, staff from the Jason Group and the contracting staff from Tanimoto Trading arrived one after the other and drafted a licensing contract with Wang Xiaoqiang. The term of the license was three years, and in the contract, Wang Xiaoqiang stipulated that the licensed seeds could not be sold to others in any form. To this, neither party had any objections.

The day after signing the contract, Wang Xiaoqiang went to the county town and acquired six hundred catties of vegetable seeds as requested. Then he used Spiritual Energy to "nourish" them a bit before heading to the Provincial Capital, where he sent them to their provided company addresses via international parcel post.

After the seeds were delivered, Wang Xiaoqiang received the payment from both companies.

"Little Qiang, I heard you're cooperating with foreigners?" Xia Guifang asked Wang Xiaoqiang curiously one evening.

"Yeah, I've licensed our company's vegetable and fruit seeds to overseas companies, and soon our products will be available in Japan and the United States..." Wang Xiaoqiang said...

"Little Qiang, our company's vegetable and fruit seeds are so good, aren't you afraid those foreigners will take them back, cultivate them, and once they have our seeds, they won't cooperate with you anymore?" Xia Guifang lazily ran her fingers through Wang Xiaoqiang's hair as she spoke...

"I've already considered that point, but well, I'm not afraid of their research. Our seeds are not something they can figure out..." Wang Xiaoqiang said, full of confidence...

"Er... huh? Little Qiang, where did you get our seeds? How can they grow such good vegetables?"

"I bought them from a friend of mine who is a researcher at the Agricultural Academy..."

"Wow, Little Qiang, you're so smart. Why don't you study the seeds you bought?" Xia Guifang was now livelier, sometimes taking the initiative to joke with Wang Xiaoqiang. They would flirt and tease each other, looking every bit like a loving couple, sweet as honey.

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